Catholic ChurchinHashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan) | ![]() |
Also known as: Jordanien (Deutsch), Jordania (español, polski), la Jordanie (français), Giordania (Italiano), Jordânia (Português), 約旦 (正體中文), ヨルダン (日本語), Iordania (latine)
Formerly: Transjordan
Continent: Central and Southwest Asia
Capital: Amman
Area: 88,802 km²
Population: 10,248,069
Saints: 24 Saints
Religions: Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1, folk religionist <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1, other <0.1
Languages: Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)
Ethnic Groups: Jordanian 69.3%, Syrian 13.3%, Palestinian 6.7%, Egyptian 6.7%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes Armenian, Circassian)
Motto: Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk (Arabic) (God, country, sovereign)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Egypt , ← Israel
, ← Palestine
, ↑ Syria
, → Iraq
, ↘ Saudi Arabia
Jurisdictions (7): Patriarchates (1), Archdioceses
(2), Patriarchal Exarchates
(3), Patriarchal Territories
(1)
Roman Rite (1): Jerusalem
Armenian Church (1): Jerusalem and Amman
Chaldean Church (1): Jordan
Greek-Melkite Church (2): Bāniyās, Petra and Philadelphia
Maronite Church (1): Jordan
Syriac Church (1): Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan)
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (3),
World Heritage Churches (1)
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Apostolic Nunciature: Jordan
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Maronite Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
Assembly of Ordinaries: Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land
Last updated on 2023.01.25
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